carrao

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noun

The limpkin, a bird.

OriginSpanish carrao ← Paraguayan Guarani [Term?] →
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Meanings

nouncarrao (plural carraos)

plural carraos · alternative carau

  1. The limpkin, a bird.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
limpkin

Origin

  1. Paraguayan Guarani[Term?]
  2. Spanishcarrao
  3. Englishcarrao

From American Spanish carrao, from Paraguayan Guarani [Term?] car(r)aú, carao, caraó, originally probably imitative. Compare courlan, from a Cariban language.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Arcaro
Cite this entry
APA

carrao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrao

MLA

“carrao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrao. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrao,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrao.

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